He whakaaturanga mō Te Tiriti o Waitangi

This display explores some of the history surrounding the Treaty of Waitangi, and Treaty settlement process here in Auckland.

Pearl shell lure. This fishing lure made from tropical black-lipped pearl shell (Pinctada margaritifera) was found in a 1964 archaeological excavation at Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula. The lure is highly significant because it was made in East Polynesia and brought here, on a waka, with the Polynesian settlers of Aotearoa.